Confirmed patient who hid the fact of attending a prayer meeting in the epidemiological investigation... GPS tracking reveals successive confirmations

5 Confirmed Cases Related to Prayer Meetings in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon

On May 20th, a screening clinic in Incheon City. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] It has been confirmed that the first confirmed case of a small prayer meeting in Incheon, where a cluster infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred, concealed their movement during the epidemiological investigation.

Incheon City announced on the 1st that five COVID-19 confirmed cases related to a prayer meeting held in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon on the 15th and 16th of last month have been reported.

Among the confirmed cases, Mr. A, who was first diagnosed positive on the 25th of last month, hid the fact that the meeting took place during the initial epidemiological investigation and did not disclose it. It was also confirmed that Mr. A concealed his marital status by stating that he "lives alone."

Mr. A's husband was identified as a pastor at the Full Gospel Daejeon Woori Church in Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, where a recent cluster infection occurred.

Mr. A showed COVID-19 symptoms such as fever on the 20th of last month but took antipyretics at that time. However, as the fever and cough worsened, he visited a screening clinic in Gyeyang-gu on the 25th of last month, underwent a COVID-19 test, and was confirmed positive.

The fact that Mr. A attended the prayer meeting in Incheon was confirmed belatedly when the quarantine authorities checked location information (GPS). On the 31st of last month, the authorities confirmed that a total of 14 believers participated in the prayer meeting and conducted specimen tests on the believers and their families. As a result, a total of five confirmed cases related to the meeting were found in the Incheon area.

Incheon City is currently identifying additional movement routes and close contacts related to the prayer meeting. They also plan to consider filing charges against Mr. A for concealing his movements and causing difficulties during the epidemiological investigation.

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